60 Minutes — Season 1
In 1968, *60 Minutes* burst onto the scene, launching its groundbreaking first season with Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner at the helm. Initially airing every other week—a deliberate choice to share Tuesday evenings at 10:00 p.m. Eastern with other CBS News programs—the show debuted on September 24th. As Harry Reasoner famously introduced it, *60 Minutes* aimed to be something entirely new: "a kind of a magazine for television," offering in-depth stories and investigations unlike anything viewers had seen before.
The first episode of 60 Minutes provides an intimate glimpse behind the scenes of the Democratic and Republican nominating conventions, focusing on presidential hopefuls Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey. Interviews with three leading Euro…
A candid conversation with Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee for the presidency, excerpts from a new musical comedy presented by Theatre Atlanta, and an analysis of American defense research concerning biological and chemical weapons.
A conversation with Hubert H. Humphrey, the Democratic nominee for president and incumbent Vice President, a discussion with the often-contentious Independent candidate George Wallace, and the concluding segment of an in-depth report examin…
Last week’s presidential election of Richard Nixon, a portrait of New York Jets quarterback and NFL icon Joe Namath, and archival footage of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in Prague.
Jacqueline Grennan, former sister and current president of Webster College, recounts her departure from the Roman Catholic Church following her outspoken challenge to its position on birth control. A culinary journey accompanies a visit to …
The following pieces explore a range of subjects: a troubling rise in sexual assault within American prison systems; the prevalence of infidelity in professional football; the persistent issue of shoplifting; and a biographical sketch of th…
A series of interviews were conducted with Coretta Scott King, Bernice King, Dexter King, and Yolanda King, as well as with members of the family of the late Martin Luther King, Jr., during the Christmas season in Atlanta, Georgia. This…
